Update on Celtic's Champions League opponents

By John McGinley

May 19, 2022

Celtic now know 23 of the 31 other teams that will be joining them in the Champions League group stage after last night’s Europa League final.

Eintracht Frankfurt’s superb trophy win over Rangers means that, like Celtic, they are guaranteed a place in next season’s competition.

Not only that, they’ll take a spot in Pot 1, avoiding seven of the most dangerous teams in the tournament. As you may know by now, Celtic will be in Pot 4.

What’s the current state of play with regards to the pot seedings and potential opponents? Here’s a breakdown, as it stands…

Pot 1
Eintracht Frankfurt
Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
Porto

Pot 2
Chelsea
Barcelona
Juventus
Atletico Madrid
Sevilla
RB Leipzig

Pot 3
Borussia Dortmund
RB Salzburg
Shakhtar Donetsk
Napoli
Sporting CP
Bayer Leverkusen

Pots to be decided
Liverpool
Manchester City
Ajax
Inter Milan
Milan
Club Brugge

Alongside these teams, still to be added, are the fourth-placed English Premier League team, the Ligue 1 runners-up and the teams who make it through from qualifying.

The draw doesn’t take place until after qualifying on August 25th, so there is still a bit of wait to go until the Bhoys find out who is in the same group.

Nonetheless, it’s set to be a mouthwatering prospect, especially if Celtic manage to do strong work in the transfer market this summer.

We have a massive target to build towards, alongside the thrill of defending the Scottish Premiership title. What a few months in store!

In other news, Celtic hero Tom Rogic enjoys compatriot’s Europa League final win on Instagram.